H.R. 8611

Logan's Law

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I Violent Criminal Offender Database

II Federal efforts to increase data sharing among States

Sec. 201. Report and recommendations on information sharing

Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Attorney General shall submit to the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate and the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives a report that includes the following:

(1) A description of the current process and procedure for sharing criminal records, including fingerprint, warrant, and criminal history data—

(A) between the States; and

(B) between the States and the Federal Government.

(2) The identification of any procedural or process burdens that can or could result in criminal records not being shared between prosecutorial offices or departments, to the extent that such burdens result in harm to the public.

(3) Recommendations for both the Department of Justice and Congress to ensure that criminal records are shared between relevant prosecutorial offices and law enforcement agencies of States and between such offices and agencies of States and the Federal Government such that the public is protected from criminal offenders.

(4) Any other matters, issues, laws, compacts, or regulations that the Attorney General identifies as detrimental to the goal of ensuring that—

(A) the records of criminal offenders are shared with prosecutors nationwide; and

(B) repeat criminal offenders are not given inappropriately light sentences due to their records not being shared as described in subparagraph (A).